NAR’s existing-home sales forecast for 2025 gets a haircut
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) was one of the more bullish forecasters of the 2025 housing market, but the trade group has revised its outlook.
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Single women homebuyers are outpacing single men by a 2-to-1 ratio
NAR data for 2024 revealed that 62% of homebuyers are married couples, 20% are single women and 8% are single men.
25 Canadians charged in ‘grandparent scam’ targeting U.S. seniors
25 Canadians have been charged by U.S. authorities with bilking older Americans out of an estimated $21 million.
Is Alabama’s buyer representation bill a legal protection or liability?
Alabama Realtors are backing a law to change the timing of buyer agreements after the DOJ’s statement of interest in the Sitzer/Burnett suit.
Appeals court affirms ruling that ‘no commingling’ is not an antitrust violation
Originally filed by REX in March 2021, the lawsuit alleges that changes made to Zillow’s website “unfairly hides certain listings, shrinking their exposure and diminishing competition among real estate brokers.”
NAR appoints Jonathan Waclawski as its general counsel
NAR has named former trade group political law attorney Jonathan Waclawski as its new general counsel after Katie Johnson left in October.
DOGE to federal employees it instructed to stop working: Show us what you worked on or be fired
After being plagued for years by civil investigative demands and lawsuits from the Department of Justice (DOJ), the real estate industry hoped for looser antitrust enforcement under a second Trump administration. Although enforcement experts were initially skeptical, the latest action taken by the Elon Musk-helmed Department of Government Efficiency may be just what the real […]
eXp rides Clear Cooperation to international growth
While Robert Reffkin and Compass are touting their success while pushing for the repeal of the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy, eXp Realty executives are claiming that the North American MLS system is helping to fuel their company’s strong international growth.
NAR, Phoenix Realtors settle dispute over three-way agreement
The Phoenix Association of Realtors (PAR) has blinked first in its game of chicken with the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
The groups announced Thursday that they’ve come to an agreement that will pare down PAR’s membership option to agents who are not Realtors, bringing PAR into compliance with NAR’s bylaws.
The groups announced Thursday that they’ve come to an agreement that will pare down PAR’s membership option to agents who are not Realtors, bringing PAR into compliance with NAR’s bylaws.
Optionality of NAR’s no-commingling rule takes center stage at REX appeal hearing
Originally filed by REX in March 2021, the lawsuit alleges that changes made to Zillow’s website “unfairly hides certain listings, shrinking their exposure and diminishing competition among real estate brokers.”